air lock
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈair lock noun [countable] 1. TTWTTSa small room used for moving between two places that do not have the same air pressure, for example in a spacecraft 压差隔离室，气闸室〔出入气压不同的空间时使用的小室〕2. TAIRa small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it 气塞，气栓
Examples from the Corpus
air lock• Finally, they were let through an air lock guarded by massive metal doors into the reactor structure.• Gripping a hand rail, she waited for the door of the air lock to open.• Through the air lock she went, down the metal steps, and out on to the Moon's dusty surface.ˈair lock nounChineseSyllable
that used moving small for a places room between do two Corpus
air lock
ˈair lock
noun [countable]
1. a small room used for moving between two places that do not have the same air pressure, for example in a spacecraft
2. a small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it
ˈair lock
noun [countable]1. a small room used for moving between two places that do not have the same air pressure, for example in a spacecraft
2. a small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it